Published May 16, 2006
The Salaam Music Village festival unveils a spectrum of Muslim cultures worldwide and celebrates their immense contribution over the centuries to the world’s intellectual and creative heritage.

Published May 16, 2006
Aston "Family Man" Barrett, the bass player for Bob Marley and the Wailers, has lost a 60 million pound ($113.6 million) lawsuit over royalties and song-writing credits that pitted him against Island Records and the Marley family.

Published May 16, 2006
Little Buster, a blind African-American blues guitarist/singer, died May 11th in a nursing home on Long Island, NY. The self-taught musician, whose real name was Edward James Spivey-Forehand, was 63.

Published May 16, 2006
London rapper M.I.A. has been denied a visa to visit or work in the U.S. by immigration officials. Sources close to the British Sri-Lankan MC said that her lawyers are frantically trying to resolve the situation.

Published May 15, 2006
Cheikha Remitti, the Algerian woman often called the “Queen of Raï,” has died, according to a report from Algerian television. The apparent cause was a heart attack. Remitti was 83 and was in Paris at the time of her death.

Published May 12, 2006
Colombian singer-songwriter Soraya, best known for the songs "De Repente," "Llevame" and the Latin Grammy-winning "Casi," died May 10 after a years-long battle with breast cancer.

Published May 9, 2006
Sufi Soul – the Mystic Music of Islam follows writer and historian William Dalrymple on a personal journey into the mystical and musical side of Islam as he charts the traditions of Sufi music in Syria, Turkey, Pakistan, India and Morocco.

Published May 9, 2006
Grammy award winning artist, Damian “Junior Gong” Marley, was a big winner at the 25th Anniversary of The International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), picking up six statues.

Published May 9, 2006
The Canadian-produced, directed and written film sells out both its screenings at the highest attended Hotdocs festival in history, and enjoys positive reviews from numerous critics.

Published May 9, 2006
The fourth entry in a five-volume work originally issued by Folkways Records between 1957 and 1962, this series is considered a cornerstone of the American legend's incredible catalog.

Published May 3, 2010
Popular bilingual youth network to produce the main stage entertainment for "Pasadena Cinco de Mayo At The Rose Bowl” and will also air the performances on ‘LATV en Concierto’ and ‘M2M Live From the Rose Bowl’